Chapter 501: interstellar journey

“What an attention-seeker…” Qiao Sang silently covered her face.

Fighting was prohibited on the starship, so naturally, the fight didn’t happen.

The four of them found a table in the restaurant area and sat down.

“What would you all like to drink?” Officer Chen asked.

“Anything.”

“Anything is fine.”

“Coke,” Qiao Sang said.

Officer Chen tapped a marked spot on the table, and a ten-centimeter virtual screen immediately appeared.

“Four Cokes,” Officer Chen said.

Pictures, text, and quantity corresponding to Coke instantly appeared on the virtual screen, then disappeared.

Only a few seconds later, four Cokes materialized on the table out of thin air.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, thinking, Goodness, could the kitchen backend of this starship have a Pet that specializes in Space Movement working there?

“Didn’t you keep saying you wanted to meet Qiao Sang? Why aren’t you speaking now that she’s in front of you?” Officer Chen asked, looking at the girl opposite him who was wearing a leather beret.

Want to meet me? Qiao Sang reached for a glass of Coke, drinking it as she looked over.

The girl showed an embarrassed expression, and before she could speak, Officer Chen had already begun introducing her to Qiao Sang:

“Her name is Yang Jiayi, she’s from the Chongdao Area, and she’s also the overall champion of the senior high school division in the individual coordination competition of this year’s National Campus Pet Beast League. She’s been saying she wanted to meet you ever since she arrived in the Yuhua Area yesterday.”

After speaking, he looked at Tang Yi and the other person: “I won’t introduce Qiao Sang further; you two already know her.”

“Hello, my name is Yang Jiayi,” the girl said, her voice soft, a smile on her lips, very ladylike.

So she’s the champion of the National Individual Coordination Competition, no wonder she’s dressed so stylishly and even put clothes on her Pet… Qiao Sang nodded in response: “Hello.”

Tang Yi scratched his head: “We competed recently; you haven’t forgotten me yet, have you?”

“Of course not, runner-up,” Qiao Sang said with a smile.

Tang Yi: “…”

Yang Jiayi almost laughed out loud. She hadn’t expected the rumored “Senior High School Terminator” Qiao Sang to have such a personality.

She had thought she would be a difficult person to get along with…

Officer Chen watched the three of them, feeling the atmosphere was quite harmonious, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

These three were all top-tier geniuses, especially Qiao Sang.

According to seniors who had previously escorted Interstellar Exchange Students to other planets, some of these geniuses were particularly difficult to handle. Encountering those who were aloof and ignored others was nothing; the most feared were those who didn’t respect anyone else and required the escorting officer to mediate daily.

Before coming, his biggest worry was Qiao Sang being unsociable, especially since her level of genius was more terrifying than previous Interstellar Exchange Students chosen, and she was highly valued by the country.

As long as she could get along peacefully with the other two, this journey should go smoothly.

…

Two hours later, the starship took off.

“Attention, all passengers, this YH-33 starship is about to depart. Please remain in your respective cabins and do not walk around. In 7 minutes, we will reach space, at which time all passengers may move about in the corresponding leisure areas. We wish all passengers a pleasant and smooth interstellar journey!”

Following the broadcast, the massive spacecraft, like a streak of light, sped out of the Blue Star.

Upon reaching space, the warp drive activated, and the starship’s speed began to exceed the speed of light.

During the initial 7 minutes, the spaceship would still vibrate, but once in space, it became exceptionally stable.

Qiao Sang stayed in her cabin, her hands gripping the transparent inner wall of the cabin, staring outside, her eyes terrifyingly bright.

Space! Here I come! Qiao Sang roared internally.

Interstellar travel, seeing the brilliant starry sky up close—how many people dreamed of this!

How many people didn’t want to travel through space!

Unfortunately, in her previous life, she died too early and didn’t live long enough for national technology to develop to a point where non-astronauts could also travel through space.

Of course, even if she had waited, she probably wouldn’t have had the money to go…

But it didn’t matter.

Now!

At this very moment!

She was there!

And it cost her nothing!

Qiao Sang looked outside with anticipation and excitement.

After gripping the inner wall of the cabin for about ten minutes like that, she completely calmed down.

As full as the ideal was, the reality was just as stark.

Forget about a sea of stars; it was pitch black in every direction, with nothing at all!

The dream of close contact with the brilliant starry sky shattered into pieces!

And… Qiao Sang went to the table and started doing practice problems, trying hard to forget her recent feelings.

The scenery outside was like an abyss, endless, only bringing a sense of deathly stillness, darkness, and terror.

Perhaps it was because space was too terrifying, but Qiao Sang vaguely felt her head throbbed.

“Qunbao…”

Little Qunbao, who had been gripping the inner wall of the cabin in the same posture as Qiao Sang, showed a disappointed expression.

It had looked so beautiful when looking up from below…

“Ya!”

Yabao called out at this moment.

Qiao Sang turned to look.

If she and Little Qunbao had been staring out of the cabin for that long, then Yabao had been training its psychic power with Gravity steel beads for just as long.

“Are you hungry?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Ya.”

Yabao nodded.

Before Qiao Sang could tell Little Qunbao to get the Energy Pill prepared by the Vice Principal, Yang Jiayi, who was on the bed, folding her legs and doing yoga poses, spoke up:

“I have Lilingzi here, do you want some?”

Although the country was generous, it wasn’t generous enough to give every exchange student a private cabin. Qiao Sang shared a two-person cabin with Yang Jiayi.

Lilingzi? What’s that?

Having learned from the previous experience of eating wan yan fruit, Qiao Sang cautiously asked: “Is this for humans or for Pets?”

Yang Jiayi was first stunned, then laughed: “It’s for Pets. It can increase the luster of a Pet’s fur while filling its stomach.”

After saying that, she even made an excuse for Qiao Sang:

“This is something that people like us, who have to participate in coordination competitions and pay special attention to a Pet’s charm, often give to our Pets. Your focus is on combat, so it’s normal that you haven’t heard of it.”

So it’s for Pets, good thing I asked… Qiao Sang thought.

She didn’t feel it was embarrassing to ask; asking when you don’t know is the fastest way to acquire correct knowledge.

“Just one for me is fine,” Qiao Sang said.

The purpose of Lilingzi was to increase fur luster, so trying a bit was enough; the special Energy Pill was meant to be the main food.

“Okay,” Yang Jiayi said, getting up to rummage through her bag. She took out a pale yellow, spindle-shaped fruit with irregular small teeth on its edges and handed it to Yabao, smiling gently: “Try it.”

Yabao sniffed it with its nose, then took a bite.

“Ya!”

Yabao happily called out, indicating that it tasted pretty good.

With this appearance, this fur, this level of splendor, it’s truly a shame not to participate in coordination competitions… Yang Jiayi looked at the Liao Xing Hound, her fingers twitching, almost unable to resist the urge to Pet it.

Unnoticed, on the bed, the green cat-like Pet, whose head revealed a single leaf after its hat was removed, opened its previously closed eyes. Seeing its Yu Beast Master’s solicitous manner towards another Pet, its expression turned displeased.